182 ITALIAN GRAMMAR e il resto dell'Italia fu diviso in Stati della Chiesa, governati dal Papa, e Regno delle Due Sicilie, con Napoli per capitale, abbandonato alia tirannia dei Borboni. C. 1, After Napoleon's downfall, a great international conven- tion was called at Vienna. 2. This took, place in the 3rear 1815. 3. Europe's statesmen said that they wished to assure a lasting peace. 4. But only the princes'interests were respected. 5. They did not care for (di) the interests of the people. 6. They had for- gotten the lessons of recent history. 7. Liberty was stifled. 8. Prince Metternich was at the head of the congress. 9. He was Austria's prime minister, and had called Italy "a geographical expression/' 10. Fortunately today one laughs at (di) his stu- pidity, for Italy is again a united nation, D. 3. What k Austria today but (se non) one of the smallest states in Europe? 2. History aVenges itself. 3. The richest regions in Italy were abandoned to Austria. 4. Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic, and one of the most glorious cities in the world, had lust its independence. 5. In Tuscany people had as [a] sovereign Ferdinand III.1 6. He was a relative of Austria's .em- peror. 7. Rome and Central Italy passed under the absolute rule of the Popes, 8. But the most perfidious government in Italy was that of Naples, where the Bourbons occupied the throne. 9. Glad- stone called this government " the negation of God." 10. Italians have not forgotten the martyrdom of their fathers. E. Oral 1. Che ebbe luogo nel 1815? 2. Dove*si aduno a congress®? 3. Che eosa si eredette d'assieurare ail'Europa eon questo congresso? 4. Chi ne fu il capo? 5. Coroe am* egli ehiamato 1'Italia? 6. Quali iriteressi furono rispettati al Congreaao di Vienna? 7. A qua! govemo si abbandono la Lombardia? 8. Quali altre f111000 ablminfoBate alFAustria? 9. CM si creo Toseana? 10* Quati altri ducati si crearono neiritalia SetteDtrionale? il. Di quali region! si formo 12. D^TCgovemavailPapa? 13. Su